The trade-union federation IG Metall and Gesamtmetall, the employers' federation, have been negotiating for several weeks the renewal of the collective agreements for the automobile, metallurgy and electronics industries. IG Metall will launch the first warning strikes Wednesday. (Réf. 06297)
The trade union asks for an increase of 5 % in wages for the 3,4 million employees concerned whereas the employers’ proposal is limited to 1,2 %, i.e. a progression identical to that of the average productivity of these sectors, according to the management. Wednesday, the legal truce ends. And because employers have still not made any official counterproposal, IG Metall will launch a series of warning strikes and walkouts as from Wednesday: “an agreement before Easter seems completely impossib
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